scholarly journals Prevalence of heart disease in a population of domestic cats in Poland: A retrospective study

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 647-650
Author(s):  
Marta Parzeniecka-Jaworska ◽  
Magdalena Garncarz
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cardiac Diseases ◽  
Small Animals ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Electrocardiographic Examination

The survey included 514 cats brought to the Department of Small Animals within 5 years. The cats were examined cardiologically (clinical examination, echocardiography and electrocardiographic examination) and then divided into cats with cardiac changes and cats with problems other than heart disease. The study was designed to show the most common cardiac disease in cats and the breeds represented. The study found that the most prevalent cardiac diseases in cats were cardiomyopathies, which were found in 16% of all cats examined, while congenital malformations were found in 8% of the cats. Cats of 19 different breeds were represented, most of which were European Shorthair cats and Maine Coons. The European Shorthair breed had the largest number of healthy cats (40.9% of all healthy cats) as well as the largest number of cats with congenital heart disease (35.9% of all cats with congenital heart disease) and the largest number of cats with cardiomyopathies (50.6% of all cats with cardiomyopathies).

scholarly journals Personalized Genetic Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Olga María Diz ◽  
Rocio Toro ◽  
Sergi Cesar ◽  
Olga Gomez ◽  
Georgia Sarquella-Brugada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart Defects ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Genetic Diagnosis ◽  
Single Nucleotide Variants ◽  
Personalized Approach

Congenital heart disease is a group of pathologies characterized by structural malformations of the heart or great vessels. These alterations occur during the embryonic period and are the most frequently observed severe congenital malformations, the main cause of neonatal mortality due to malformation, and the second most frequent congenital malformations overall after malformations of the central nervous system. The severity of different types of congenital heart disease varies depending on the combination of associated anatomical defects. The causes of these malformations are usually considered multifactorial, but genetic variants play a key role. Currently, use of high-throughput genetic technologies allows identification of pathogenic aneuploidies, deletions/duplications of large segments, as well as rare single nucleotide variants. The high incidence of congenital heart disease as well as the associated complications makes it necessary to establish a diagnosis as early as possible to adopt the most appropriate measures in a personalized approach. In this review, we provide an exhaustive update of the genetic bases of the most frequent congenital heart diseases as well as other syndromes associated with congenital heart defects, and how genetic data can be translated to clinical practice in a personalized approach.

Endocrinal complications associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease: consensus definitions from the Multi-Societal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (S2) ◽  
pp. 256-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Dickerson ◽  
David S. Cooper ◽  
Paul A. Checchia ◽  
David P. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Healthcare Intervention ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Cardiac Malformations ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Congenital Cardiac Disease

AbstractA complication is an event or occurrence that is associated with a disease or a healthcare intervention, is a departure from the desired course of events, and may cause, or be associated with, suboptimal outcome. A complication does not necessarily represent a breech in the standard of care that constitutes medical negligence or medical malpractice. An operative or procedural complication is any complication, regardless of cause, occurring (1) within 30 days after surgery or intervention in or out of the hospital, or (2) after 30 days during the same hospitalization subsequent to the operation or intervention. Operative and procedural complications include both intraoperative/intraprocedural complications and postoperative/postprocedural complications in this time interval.The MultiSocietal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease has set forth a comprehensive list of complications associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease, related to cardiac, pulmonary, renal, haematological, infectious, neurological, gastrointestinal, and endocrinal systems, as well as those related to the management of anaesthesia and perfusion, and the transplantation of thoracic organs. The objective of this manuscript is to examine the definitions of operative morbidity as they relate specifically to the endocrine system. These specific definitions and terms will be used to track morbidity associated with surgical and transcatheter interventions and other forms of therapy in a common language across many separate databases.As surgical survival in children with congenital cardiac disease has improved in recent years, focus has necessarily shifted to reducing the morbidity of congenital cardiac malformations and their treatment. A comprehensive list of endocrinal complications is presented. This list is a component of a systems-based compendium of complications that will standardize terminology and thereby allow the study and quantification of morbidity in patients with congenital cardiac malformations. Clinicians caring for patients with congenital cardiac disease will be able to use this list for databases, initiatives to improve quality, reporting of complications, and comparing strategies of treatment.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-304
Author(s):  
STANLEY GIBSON
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Additional Burden ◽  
Cardiac Diagnosis ◽  
Cardiovascular Anomalies

A short while ago, I asked a busy pediatrician of long experience how many "blue babies" he had seen in the course of his practice. He thought for a moment, then replied, "Four." Since that time I have made several other inquiries among my pediatric associates and have been surprised to find how small a number of cases of congenital heart disease they have had in their private practice. Yet if some stranger from another planet should visit Dr. Taussig's clinic, he might well conclude that congenital heart disease is as frequent as measles. The concentration of cases in a few medical centers throughout the country has doubtless given a false impression of the frequency and importance of congenital malformations of the heart. If then the problem represents so small a portion of general pediatric practice, one may fairly ask whether the already overworked children's specialist should undertake an additional burden. He is apt, too, to be discouraged when he contemplates some of the special technics and gadgets which have become popular in cardiac diagnosis. Let me hasten to assure him that his feeling of frustration is no more acute than that of many of us of the older generation when some of our chemical pediatricians begin to toss their atomic weights around and overwhelm us with millimols and milliequivalents. I wish, however, to emphasize the fact that it requires very little time and effort to have a good working knowledge of the diagnosis of most of the congenital cardiovascular anomalies which lend themselves to correction or improvement by surgical means.

scholarly journals Congenital Heart Disease-A Retrospective Study of 156 Cases in Senegal

2020 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idrissa Basse ◽  
Amadou L Fall ◽  
Amadou Sow ◽  
Mouhamed C Léye ◽  
Alain Affangla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Congenital Heart

The impact of actual and perceived disease severity on pre-operative psychological well-being and illness behaviour in adult congenital heart disease patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Callus ◽  
Elisabeth M. W. J. Utens ◽  
Emilia Quadri ◽  
Cristian Ricci ◽  
Mario Carminati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Illness Behavior ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Illness Behaviour ◽  
Psychological Well Being

AbstractObjectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the objective medical parameters related to congenital heart disease and patients’ ratings of cardiac disease severity were related to psychological well-being and illness behaviour during the pre-operative period.Methods: A total of 143 patients (63 male patients; 16–73 years old) with congenital heart disease evaluated the severity of their cardiac condition using a numerical rating scale ranging from 0, indicating the least severe condition, to 100, indicating the most severe condition. Psychological well-being was assessed using the Psychological General Well-Being Index (total score ≤60 indicating severe distress) and illness behaviour using the Illness Behavior Questionnaire.Results: Pre-operative psychological well-being was not related to the objective medical parameters reflecting cardiac disease severity. In contrast, total psychological well-being scores correlated significantly with patients’ subjective ratings of disease severity (p < 0.001). When compared with the reference values from the Italian population, the mean scores of the patients on psychological well-being were similar. As regards the Illness Behavior Questionnaire, the scores on denial were higher and those on hypochondria were lower compared with other hospitalised patients.Conclusions: This study shows that the perception of cardiac disease severity, and not the medical parameters in congenital heart disease, is related to the patients’ pre-operative psychological state. Thus, more importance needs to be given to assessing the patients’ pre-operative perception and psychological state independently of cardiac severity. Targeted interventions with regard to the cardiac condition are recommended.

A retrospective study of judicial encounters of young adults with congenital heart disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 2409-2419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa M Malpas ◽  
Susan M George ◽  
Jillian M Kaisar ◽  
Dorothy J Radford
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Congenital Heart

scholarly journals Updates in Congenital Heart Disease: Can Outcomes Improve?

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (S 02) ◽  
pp. S22-S28
Author(s):  
Gerard R. Martin ◽  
Russell R. Cross ◽  
Lisa A. Hom ◽  
Darren Klugman
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Pulse Oximetry Screening

AbstractDespite numerous advances in medical and surgical management, congenital heart disease (CHD) remains the number one cause of death in the first year of life from congenital malformations. The current strategies used to approach improving outcomes in CHD are varied. This article will discuss the recent impact of pulse oximetry screening for critical CHD, describe the contributions of advanced cardiac imaging in the neonate with CHD, and highlight the growing importance of quality improvement and safety programs in the cardiac intensive care unit.

Pulmonary complications associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease: consensus definitions from the Multi-Societal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (S2) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Cooper ◽  
Jeffrey P. Jacobs ◽  
Paul J. Chai ◽  
James Jaggers ◽  
Paul Barach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Pulmonary Complications ◽  
Healthcare Intervention ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Cardiac Malformations ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Congenital Cardiac Disease

AbstractA complication is an event or occurrence that is associated with a disease or a healthcare intervention, is a departure from the desired course of events, and may cause, or be associated with, suboptimal outcome. A complication does not necessarily represent a breech in the standard of care that constitutes medical negligence or medical malpractice. An operative or procedural complication is any complication, regardless of cause, occurring (1) within 30 days after surgery or intervention in or out of the hospital, or (2) after 30 days during the same hospitalization subsequent to the operation or intervention. Operative and procedural complications include both intraoperative/intraprocedural complications and postoperative/postprocedural complications in this time interval.The MultiSocietal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease has set forth a comprehensive list of complications associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease, related to cardiac, pulmonary, renal, haematological, infectious, neurological, gastrointestinal, and endocrinal systems, as well as those related to the management of anaesthesia and perfusion, and the transplantation of thoracic organs. The objective of this manuscript is to examine the definitions of operative morbidity as they relate specifically to the pulmonary system. These specific definitions and terms will be used to track morbidity associated with surgical and transcatheter interventions and other forms of therapy in a common language across many separate databases.As surgical survival in children with congenital cardiac disease has improved in recent years, focus has necessarily shifted to reducing the morbidity of congenital cardiac malformations and their treatment. A comprehensive list of pulmonary complications is presented. This list is a component of a systems-based compendium of complications that will standardize terminology and thereby allow the study and quantification of morbidity in patients with congenital cardiac malformations. Clinicians caring for patients with congenital cardiac disease will be able to use this list for databases, initiatives to improve quality, reporting of complications, and comparing strategies of treatment.

Retrospective Study on the Development of Spinal Deformities Following Sternotomy for Congenital Heart Disease

Spine ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (18) ◽  
pp. 1998-2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Herrera-Soto ◽  
Kelly L. Vander Have ◽  
Patricia Barry-Lane ◽  
John L. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Spinal Deformities
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